Humeral head osteonecrosis in an adolescent amateur swimming athlete: a case report

Osteonecrosis of the humeral head in an adolescent without clear pathogenesis has not been reported in the literature. In this case report, we present such a case of humeral head osteonecrosis in a 15-year-old adolescent. The lesion was located at the subchondral area of the medial part of the humer...

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Autores principales: Zuo, Jianlin, Sano, Hirotaka, Yamamoto, Nobuyuki, Sakoma, Yoshimasa, Shinozaki, Nobuhisa, Itoigawa, Yoshiaki, Omi, Rei, Itoi, Eiji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23075218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-4-39
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Sumario:Osteonecrosis of the humeral head in an adolescent without clear pathogenesis has not been reported in the literature. In this case report, we present such a case of humeral head osteonecrosis in a 15-year-old adolescent. The lesion was located at the subchondral area of the medial part of the humeral head with characteristic appearances on MRI. The shoulder was immobilized in a sling until the pain disappeared, and the patient was told to refrain any kind of sport activities. Bone remodeling was noted five months after the first visit, and it took 2 years for the lesion to be totally healed.

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